Appeals court pauses Minnesota’s AI ‘nudification’ ban amid xAI lawsuit
The 8th Circuit order puts the first-in-the-nation law on hold while Elon Musk's xAI pursues its claim that the measure violates free speech protections.
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Amazon pledges $1 billion to data center towns as local opposition grows
Amazon Web Services says the money will pay for job training and energy upgrades near its sites, while its CEO warns that local resistance threatens…
Apple plans new safeguards for Mac ‘Full Disk Access,’ citing AI agents
The company says some developers use the powerful macOS permission in ways that can expose users' files, mail and messages without their full understanding.
South Korea orders probe as suspected AI-assisted hacks hit major banks
Regulators say they cannot rule out that artificial intelligence tools were used in a string of breaches that exposed customer data at banks and smaller lenders.